Lawrence, of Bethlehem, completed a 7-week fire training course at Harrisburg Area Community College and will spend the next few weeks at all of the city's fire stations, learning his way around the city, said Fire Commissioner Carmen Oliver.

Two more firefighters will be entering the fire academy in Harrisburg in September, Oliver said.

"It is not always an easy job; risk is involved," said Smith after the ceremony. "But you are like an insurance policy. We hope we do not need you, but if we do, we want to know you're ready."

"Welcome to your second family. Sometimes that second family will come first," Oliver warned Nancy Lawrence.